[Paraview] ParaView and Python general questions

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

I don't understand what you mean by "copied the module". Merely
copying the python files won't work. You need a full source build done
using git-master.

Utkarsh

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Milos Ilak <ilak at mech.kth.se> wrote:
> OK, I tried it, but it doesn't work. I get the following output
>
> RenderView1 = GetRenderView()
>
>>>> RenderView1.OrientationAxesVisibility = 0
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>
> File "<console>", line 1, in ?
>
> File "/Applications/ParaView
> 3.8.1-RC1.app/Contents/Python/paraview/servermanager.py", line 207, in
> __setattr__
>
> raise AttributeError("Attribute %s does not exist. " % name +
>
> AttributeError: Attribute OrientationAxesVisibility does not exist. This
> class does not allow addition of new attributes to avoid mistakes due to
> typos. Use add_attribute() if you really want to add this attribute.
>
> I am sure that I have the latest module; I double-checked with git that I
> have the master (and I copied the module again).
>
> Milos
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>> The ability to toggle center/orientation axes didn't make it into
>> 3.8.1. You can either use the git-master (3.9) or wait for 3.10. In
>> 3.9 onwards, the following should work:
>>
>>
>> RenderView1 = GetRenderView()
>> RenderView1.OrientationAxesVisibility = 1
>> RenderView1.CenterAxesVisibility = 1
>>
>>
>> Utkarsh
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Milos Ilak <ilak at mech.kth.se> wrote:
>> > Hi Utkarsh,
>> >
>> > thanks for your reply. I got 3.8.1 to work easily on my MacBook and
>> > tracing
>> > works well. I found on the web that you fixed the bug 0008723, and I
>> > need to
>> > remove the center of rotation from my animations. I downloaded the
>> > latest
>> > 'nightly snapshot' using git, and copied the Python modules from there
>> > into
>> > the directory of my Mac binary, replacing the ones that come with the
>> > .dmg
>> > file. The removal or addition of the center of rotation still doesn't
>> > show
>> > in the trace though, and I haven't been able to find the new method in
>> > the
>> > python modules. Is it there, and how to find it? Thanks,
>> >
>> > Milos
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
>> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> ParaView has Python tracing capability which will make it easier for
>> >> you to dump Python scripts based on user-interface actions
>> >> (http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Python_GUI_Tools). You might want to
>> >> wait for 3.8.1 (or try the release candidates) for better animation
>> >> support from Python.
>> >>
>> >> Utkarsh
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Milos Ilak <ilak at mech.kth.se> wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I am new to ParaView and not entirely new to Python. I have been
>> >> > trying
>> >> > to
>> >> > create Python scripts to automate some animations with volume
>> >> > rendering
>> >> > that
>> >> > I have been working on.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have found it very difficult to find out how to do various things
>> >> > from
>> >> > Python that are easily accessible from the main ParaView GUI. I
>> >> > haven't
>> >> > been
>> >> > able to find detailed documentation, except for the "ParaView
>> >> > Scripting
>> >> > with
>> >> > Python" document, and by looking at the properties of the Python
>> >> > modules
>> >> > using dir, help, etc, it is very hard to find out how some things are
>> >> > done
>> >> > and I have to admit that I am a bit lost. I was wondering if a more
>> >> > comprehensive guide than this document and the 'Python Recipes' page
>> >> > exists,
>> >> > or at least some guidelines on how to find out how things are done
>> >> > from
>> >> > the
>> >> > servermanager module.
>> >> >
>> >> > Some things I would like to do is for example to load a preset for
>> >> > the
>> >> > opacity function for volume rendering that I have created and saved
>> >> > using
>> >> > the GUI, to show/hide axes and the rotation center when rendering,
>> >> > etc.
>> >> >
>> >> > Also, I have read about some bugs being fixed (for example
>> >> > showing/hiding
>> >> > the center of the axes). In order to have those fixes, can I get an
>> >> > updated
>> >> > Python module and how? I am currently using Paraview 3.6.1., but
>> >> > should
>> >> > soon
>> >> > upgrade to 3.8.0.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you,
>> >> >
>> >> > Milos
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Miloš Ilak
>> >> > Linné Flow Centre
>> >> > KTH Mechanics, Stockholm
>> >> > +46(0) 8 790-7152
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>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> > --
>> > Miloš Ilak
>> > Linné Flow Centre
>> > KTH Mechanics, Stockholm
>> > +46(0) 8 790-7152
>> > www2.mech.kth.se/~ilak
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
>
> --
> Miloš Ilak
> Linné Flow Centre
> KTH Mechanics, Stockholm
> +46(0) 8 790-7152
> www2.mech.kth.se/~ilak
>
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